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1)

In which period would Native Americans have been MOST likely to practice hunting and gathering?

AArchaic period
BSettler period
CWoodland period
DMississippian period

2)

What is the geographic significance of the Piedmont region of Georgia?

AIt is made up of rolling hills and is home to Stone Mountain.
BIt is known for the production of lumber, marble, and textiles.
CYou can find Georgia's tallest mountain, Brasstown Bald, in this region.
DIt is the region of the state where the rivers begin flowing to the ocean.

3)

Which of Georgia's physical features can be classified as a wetland and, as such, has been designated a National Wildlife Refuge and a National Wilderness Area?

AFall Line
BOkefenokee Swamp
CCumberland Island
DChattahoochee River

4)

Which of these BEST describes the location of Georgia?

AMiddle West United States
BNorthwestern United States
CSouthwestern United States
DSoutheastern United States

5)

The boundary between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain is known as the

Afoothills.
Bfall line.
Cmineral pond.
Dbarrier islands.

6)

The Blue Ridge region of Georgia is found in what area of the state?

ANortheast
BNorthwest
CSoutheast
DSouthwest

7)

Georgia's climate has proven to be particularly good at growing all of these commercial crops EXCEPT

Acotton.

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Bpeaches.
Cpecans.
Dpotatoes.

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8)

As a result of James Oglethorpe's determination to effect social change,

Athe colony of the Carolina's was established as a proprietary colony.
Bthousands of Catholics were allowed to settle in the colony of Maryland.
Cthe colony of Georgia was founded as an alternative to prison for those in debt.
Dit was determined that the fertile Virginia soil would be most suitable for growing tobacco.

9)

According to some archaeologists, during which period was the bow and arrow invented?

AArchaic
BMississippian
CPaleoindian
DWoodland

10)

One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a "buffer" colony. This meant that Georgia was

Aan outpost from which English pirates could attack Spanish galleons.
Bfounded to export raw materials to England and serve as a market for English imports.
Ca colony built to give England's debtors a new start and a chance to escape English prisons.
Da military protective zone between the English colonies and the Spanish settlement in Florida.